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Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 28 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992. With original drummer Scott Raynor they released their debut album Cheshire Cat in 1994 and achieved moderate success with its follow-up, 1997's Dude Ranch, which went on to sell over one million copies. Raynor was replaced by Barker midway through a 1998 tour.

DeLonge left Blink-182 in early 2005, sending the band into indefinite hiatus. Hoppus and Barker formed a new band, +44, while DeLonge formed his own act, Angels & Airwaves.
Hoppus also pursued a career as a television host while Barker
continued working in music as a producer and solo artist. Blink-182
reunited in February 2009 and their sixth studio album, Neighborhoods, was released in September 2011.

Formation and early years (1992–94)

Blink-182 was formed in Poway, California, a suburb outside of San Diego, in 1992. After Mark Hoppus graduated high school in Ridgecrest, he relocated to San Diego to work at a record store and attend college.[1] Tom DeLonge was kicked out of Poway High for attending a basketball game drunk and was forced to attend another local school for one semester. At Rancho Bernardo High School,
he befriended Kerry Key, also interested in punk music. Key's
girlfriend, Anne Hoppus, introduced her brother Mark to DeLonge in
August 1992.[1]
The two clicked instantly and played for hours in DeLonge's garage,
exchanging lyrics and co-writing songs—one of which became crowd
favorite "Carousel." DeLonge recruited friend Scott Raynor for drums, who he met at a Rancho Bernado Battle of the Bands competition.[2]
Raynor was by far the youngest member of the trio at 14, and his event
account differs significantly: he claims he and DeLonge started the band
together, which Hoppus later joined.[3]

The trio began to practice together in Raynor's bedroom, spending
hours together writing music. Hoppus and DeLonge would alternate singing
vocal parts. The band was initially named Duck Tape until DeLonge
thought of the name "Blink". Hoppus' girlfriend was angered by her
boyfriend's constant attention for the band and demanded him to make a
choice between the band and her, which resulted in Hoppus leaving the
band shortly after formation.[4] Shortly thereafter, DeLonge told Hoppus he had borrowed a four track recorder from a friend and was preparing to record a demo tape, which prompted Hoppus to break up with his girlfriend and return to the band. Flyswatter—a combination of original songs and punk covers—was recorded in Raynor's bedroom and landed the band their first shows.[5]

The band's earliest shows were largely in empty clubs, but the band's
popularity in the thriving San Diego music scene grew as did California punk rock
concurrently in the mainstream. DeLonge called clubs constantly in San
Diego asking for a spot to play, as well as calling up local high
schools convincing them that Blink was a "motivational band with a
strong anti-drug message" in hopes to play at an assembly or lunch.[6] The band found their way onto the bill as the opening band for local acts at SOMA,
a local all-ages venue which they longed to headline. The band's
equipment was piled into a blue station wagon and Hoppus' manager at the
record store fronted him the money to properly record a demo in the
studio. In 1993, the band recorded Buddha at local studio Doubletime. Cassette copies of Buddha and T-shirts were compiled by the band and Hoppus' family.[7] Raynor's family relocated to Reno, Nevada;
he was briefly replaced by musician Mike Krull. The band saved money
and began flying Raynor out to shows, but eventually Raynor moved in
with Hoppus for a summer in which the band would record their first
album, video and gain even more exposure.[8]

Early releases and touring (1994–98)

The heart of the local independent music scene was Cargo Records, which offered to sign the band on a "trial basis," with help from O, guitarist for local punk band Fluf, and Brahm Goodis, friend of the band whose father was president of the label.[9] The band recorded their debut album in three days at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles, fueled by both new songs and re-recordings of songs from previous demos.[10] Although Cheshire Cat, released in 1994, made very little impact commercially, it is cited by fans and musicians as an iconic release.[11] "M+M's", the band's first single, garnered local radio airplay from 91X and Cargo offered the band a small budget to film a music video for it.[12] The band's popularity caught the ire of an Irish techno band of the same name, who threatened with legal action. To avoid a dispute, the band appended "182" to the end of their name, chosen at random.[13] The band clenched a manager, Rick DeVoe, who associated with larger bands such as NOFX, Pennywise and The Offspring.[14]

By 1995, the band borrowed a van from the band Unwritten Law and hit the road for their first out-of-town show in Reno.[15] Taylor Steele, friend of DeVoe, was preparing a national tour to promote his new surf video GoodTimes, and the band signed on for their first national tour, which extended as far as the East Coast. The band purchased their own tour van and embarked on the GoodTimes tour with Unwritten Law, Sprung Monkey and 7 Seconds.[16] Popularity for Cheshire Cat grew in the form of pirated CD copies across the country.[17] The GoodTimes tour continued and the band was whisked away to Australia, with Pennywise paying for the band's plane tickets.[18]Fletcher Dragge, guitarist of Pennywise, believed in the band strongly. He demanded Kevin Lyman, creator of the Warped Tour, sign the band for the 1997 festival, telling him that "they're gonna be gigantic."[19]
Australia was very receptive to the band and their humorous stage shows
and pranks gained them a reputation, but also made them ostracized and
considered a joke.[11][20]
Early shows featured wet T-shirt and wet pants contests. The band
slowly built a young, devoted following with indie recordings and an
endless series of performances and various clubs and festivals.[21]

After nonstop touring, the trio began recording their sophomore follow-up, Dude Ranch, over the period of a month in late 1996.[22] Discouraged by Cargo's lack of distribution for their first album, Blink-182 signed with MCA Records to handle Dude Ranch.[23] The record hit stores the following summer and the band headed out on their first Warped Tour. When lead single "Dammit" began rotation at Los Angeles-based KROQ, other stations took notice and the single was added to rock radio playlists across the country.[24]Dude Ranch shipped gold
by 1998, but the exhaustive touring schedule brought tensions between
the trio, and Raynor was fired under mysterious circumstances.[11] Travis Barker, drummer for tourmate The Aquabats, filled in for Raynor, learning the 20-song setlist in 45 minutes before the first show.[25] Barker joined the band full-time in summer 1998 and the band entered the studio with producer Jerry Finn later that year to begin work on their third album.[11]

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